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loop of Henle (nephronic loop)
The 'U' shaped part of the nephron, extending from the proximal tubule to the distal tubule, consisting of loops of renal tubule descending from the renal cortex into & ascending from the renal medulla.
General
renal tubule; kidney tubule
References
Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
Component-of
renal medulla